SEPTEMBER

Sun 14th

TALK | 🗣️ Bideford Ceramics and International Maritime Trade | The Burton at Bideford | Free

Tue 16th to Sat 20th

THEATRE | 🎭 Blood Brothers | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £18.50+

Wed 17th

CRAFTS | 🪡 Wet-Felting Introductory Workshop | ThePlough@StAnne’s, Barnstaple | £30

Wed 17th to Sun 21st

CHORAL | 🎻 Whiddon Autumn Festival | The Square, Chagford | View the program here

Fri 19th

DIVING | 🤿 Seal Encounter Dive Trips | Easy Divers, Ilfracombe | Other dates available | £204 per person

Sat 20th

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL | 🥁 Barnstaple Carnival | Rock Park, Barnstaple

NIGHT OUT | 🎖️ Veterans Charity Ball | Barnstaple Hotel | £50

ARCHIVING | Practical Archive Preservation | Devon Heritage Centre | Bittern Road, Exeter | £12

BEEKEEPING | 🐝 Beekeeping Experience Day | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £175

Sat 20th and Sun 21st

CRAFT | 🎨 Craft & Art Festival | The BIG Sheep, Bideford | £5

Sun 21st

PETS | 🐕 A Doggy Summer Fete | Affinity Devon Outlet Shopping, Bideford | Free

Thu 25th

COMEDY SHOW | 😆 Marcel Luncont’s Whine List | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £19+

Fri 26th

JAZZ | The Lynton Jazz Club | The Queens | Lynton | Free

ART | 🎨 3-Week Intermediate Watercolour Course | The Burton at Bideford | £86

Sat 27th

FILM | 🎥 Ocean Film Festival World Tour | The Landmark, Ilfracombe | £17.50

ART | 👩‍🎨 Four-Week Drawing Course | The Burton at Bideford | £136

CRAFTS | 🪓 Blacksmith 2-Hour Taster Course | Old Pound Smithy, Bideford | Other dates and courses | £62.88

Sat 27th and Sun 28th

STEAM | 🚂 Lynton and Barnstaple Rail 200 Autumn Gala with visiting engines | near Parracombe, Barnstaple

Sat 27th to Sun 2nd Nov

EXHIBITION | 🖼️ Westward Ho! and Bideford Art Society Annual Open Exhibition | Burton at Bideford, Bideford | Free

Sun 28th

CHALLENGE | 🏃‍♀️ RUN Barnstaple 10k 2025 | Rock Park Barnstaple

CARS | 🚗 Classic Car Show | The Big Sheep, Bideford | £13

Tue 30th to Sat 4th Oct

THEATRE | 🎭 Breaking the Code | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £14+

Until Tue 30th Sep

POTTERY | 🥣 Ceramics Collection | Burton at Bideford, Bideford | Free

Until Sat 4th Oct

HISTORY | 🪨 Digging Deeper: Celebrating the work of volunteer archaeologists | Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon, Barnstaple | Free

OCTOBER

Sat 4th and Sun 5th

HARVEST | 🌽 Plot to Plate | RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington | Normal admission applies

Sat 11th

GARDENING TALK | 🗣️ Adam Frost | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £29

Sun 12th

CRAFTS | 🖼️ Introduction to Linocut Printmaking | The Burton at Bideford | £76.55

Wed 15th

CRAFT | 🧺 Willow Basket Weaving Workshop | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £45

Thu 16th

TRIBUTE ACT | 🎙️ The Best of Queen - The Greatest Hits Tour | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £34.50+

Fri 17th to Sun 2nd Nov

STARGAZING | 🌙 Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 

Sat 18th

CLASSICAL MUSIC | 🎼 North Devon Sinfonia | Smetana, Ibert, Songs from the Shows | 3pm, RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington

CRAFTS | 🦆 Willow Bird Sculpture Workshop | ThePlough@StAnne’s, Barnstaple | £75

Sun 19th

CONCERT | 🤵 The James Bond Concert Spectacular | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £34

Mon 20th

BALLROOM DANCING | 💃 Vincent Simone - Tango Passions | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £44

Tue 21st

OPERA | 🎶 Screening: The Royal Opera - La Sonnambula | The Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe | £12

Thu 23rd

CONCERT | 🎹 Celebrity Concert Series: Llŷr Williams | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £24

SCREENING | 🎥 National Theatre Live: Mrs Warren’s Profession | Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe | £14+

Fri 24th to Sun 26th

ASTRONOMY | 🌙 Dark Skies Festival | Calvert Devon, Barnstaple | £248

Sat 25th

SCREENING | 🧑‍🚀 2001: A Space Odyssey - Dark Skies Silver Screening | Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe | £2

Thu 30th

TALK | 🗣️ The Psychology of Dogs | The Landmark, Ilfracombe | £30

NOVEMBER

Sat 1st

ART | Expressive Monoprinting | The Burton at Bideford | £76

Sun 2nd to Mon 22nd Dec

EXHIBITION | 🖼️ Friends Annual Open Exhibition | Burton at Bideford, Bideford | Free

Wed 5th

BONFIRE NIGHT | 🎇 Fireworks & Bonfire Spectacular | The Big Sheep, Bideford | £13

Thu 6th

CRAFTS | 🧼 Festive Soap Making Workshop | ThePlough@StAnne’s, Barnstaple | £45

Sat 8th

DRAWING | ✍️ Four-Week Life Drawing Course | Burton at Bideford, Bideford | £136.14

Sun 9th

BALLET | 🩰 The Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardee Screening | Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe | £14

CRAFTS | 🖼️ Intermediate Linocut Printmaking | The Burton at Bideford | £76

Fri 14th

CRAFTS | 📚️ Bookbinding: Longstitch Variations | The Burton at Bideford | £76

Sun 16th

FESTIVAL | 🌊 Clovelly Herring Festival | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly

Mon 17th and Tue 18th

COMEDY | 😆 Chris McCausland: Yonks! | Queens Theatre, Barnstaple | £34

Sat 22nd to Sun 18th Jan

EXHIBITION | 🖼️ Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry | Burton at Bideford, Bideford | Free

Sun 30th

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS | 💡 RNLI Christmas Lights | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly | £5

DECEMBER

Thu 4th

CRAFTS | 🕯️ Festive Candle Making Workshop | ThePlough@StAnne’s, Barnstaple | £40

Wed 10th

BALLET | 🩰 Screening of The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker | Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe | £14+

Fri 26th

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS | 🎄 Boxing Day BBQ | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly 

Wed 31st

2026 | 🎇 New Years Party | The Red Lion, Clovelly

FEBRUARY 2026

Fri 27th

COMEDY | 😆 The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £32+